Cabinet and Sandys Clash Over Common Market Communique
The Australian and British representatives clashed for six hours over the wording of a Common Market communique with Duncan Sandys and the cabinet leader failing to agree. They adjourned at midnight and will reconvene at 10 am to try again, signaling persistent policy divergence.
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Duncan Sandys
LO A.m
United Kingdom
Mr.ndys
New Zealand
T. Menzies
International Law Connection
Sydney
Cabinet
Mr. Sandys
UK and Australia seek communique on Common Market talks
UK Foreign Secretary Sandys pressed Australia to back a communique signaling Britain's willingness to open talks or join the Common Market. Australia refused and sought safeguards for its exports to the U.S. and UK markets while Canberra and London clash over protections for Australian farm products worth about £170 million annually.
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Ausralia
Williny
Australia
U.S
U.K
United Kingdom
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Australia rural exports top earnings in last year survey
The survey shows rural products accounted for £700 million of Australia’s total export earnings. Wool exports totalled £355 million, down from the prior year, while flour and other goods contributed £123 million and more, highlighting a heavy reliance on rural sectors for national income.
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Australia
Secon
Red Air Power Shown in Soviet Military Display
Moscow reports a vast Soviet air show with over 500000 spectators including Mr. Khrushchev and Yuri Gagarin. The fly past featured a four jet bomber wing, a twin jet flying boat, and pencil nosed supersonic bombers with tail jets.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Mr. Krushchev
Yuri Gagarin
London
Soviet convoy seen nearing Berlin as NATO weighs force buildup
A 20 mile Russian military convoy moving toward Berlin was reported by NATO officials who discuss boosting Western Europe frontline divisions from 22 to 30 if East Germany signs a Berlin treaty. General Norstad praised US forces as highly capable, while East German guards restricted access to Berlin routes for non Germans.
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A.A.P
United Press
NATO
Norstad
U.S.A
Europe
Russia
East Germany
Paris
West Germany
Berli
Greece Joins Common Market
Greece becomes a member of the Common Market after an agreement signed yesterday establishes a gradual customs union with the six-nation community. It is expected to take effect by 1962.
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Greece
Athens
Common Market
New Plan To Detect A-Bombs In Space
Britain's atomic scientists publish a plan to detect nuclear tests from space using atmospheric conditions. Research suggests explosions could be detected beyond 625000 miles. The weapons group works on distinguishing underground tests from earthquakes amid Geneva ban talks.
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London
A.p.reuter
Britain
U.K. Atomic Energy Authority
Wythermes Weapons Group
Geneva
Cold spell brings fog frost reduces Canberra temps
Canberra woke to dense fog and frost with a record cold night. Temperatures fell to 20 degrees minimum, 13.4 degrees recorded, and fog closed Canberra airport until late morning. Flights diverted or delayed as snowbound skiers lingered at Guthega amid mountain weather disruptions.
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Canberra
Ban On New Ships Sought
Australia faces a potential nationwide ban on servicing and repairing overseas warships. About 2,000 Cockatoo Dock workers urged unions to push a ban if the government does not cancel orders for two missile destroyers and four minesweepers to be built domestically.
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Sydney
Cockatoo
Australia
Ship Fire Leaves 250 Dead Near Mozambique Coast
The freighter Save, 2 047 tons, burned and aground at the mouth of the River Tinde north of Beira. It carried about 50 passengers including 200 African troops and 300 African laborers. Survivors are in a swampy, mosquito region. some burn injuries are reported as flames raged from bow to stern after an explosion in a forward hold. The ship is considered a total loss.
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Save
Mozambique
Beira
Moscow Radio Calls Banned
The U.S. Departments of State and Defence ordered Washington officials not to accept calls from Radio Moscow after a Moscow Radio employee contacted a Defence Department official seeking comment on a London newspaper report about U S U 2 flights near the Soviet border.
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Washington
A.R.P
U.S
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